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Whatever its literary merits, “Fifty Shades of Grey” can take credit for a few things. The phenomenal best-seller has brought kinky erotica out from under the covers and into the mainstream. It has provided comedians and parodists with ripe fodder for jokes and spoofs. And it has inspired some previously buttoned-up couples — such as Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy — to get their freak on. But is this the literary equivalent of a one-night stand, or is it something more lasting and meaningful? Will "Fifty Shades" whip readers into a frenzy for more erotic romance, just as the "Harry Potter" books were a boon for fantasy novels? It is perhaps too...

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Whatever its literary merits, “Fifty Shades of Grey” can take credit for a few things. The phenomenal best-seller has brought kinky erotica out from under the covers and into the mainstream. It has provided comedians and parodists with ripe fodder for...

"Chicago Fire" has been spending plenty of time filming in the Bucktown area the past few months — and the neighborhood has a nearly 80-year-old pub to thank for it.
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Nikki Reed and Ian Somerhalder are engaged, according to reports out Thursday.
The "Twilight" actress and singer and the "Vampire Diaries" actor were "crazy happy from the start," a source told E! News.
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BIRTHDAY GUY: Actor Ian Somerhalder was born in Covington, La., on this day in 1978. This birthday guy is known for his roles as Damon Salvatore on "The Vampire Diaries" and Boone Carlyle on "Lost." He played a recurring role on...

At its peak more than 800 years ago, the realm of the Mongols stretched from central Europe to China, from Siberia to the Indian subcontinent, encompassing nearly one-fifth of the planet and attracting Silk Road explorers no less than Marco Polo...

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Justin Timberlake declared himself the "People's Champ" Wednesday after taking home three People's Choice Awards. So how does an A-lister ring in said honors? Indulge in a little food of the people too.
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A "Vampire Diaries" hearthrob is single again: Paul Wesley and wife Torrey Devitto are getting a divorce.
While this may be happy news for fans of the CW's successful supernatural drama, the split comes just after two years of marriage.
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When casting news for the film adaptation of E.L. James' erotic romance novel "Fifty Shades of Grey" broke over the long weekend, reactions were muddled with expressions running from "Finally!" to "Seriously?!"
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Megan Fox is back at work — on a trampoline.
Making it even more the stuff of young men's fantasies is the film she's working on: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." It's the three Ts: Trampolines, Turtles and ... talent.
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Josh Holloway now has a mini-Sawyer for us to swoon over: The "Lost" alum has welcomed a son.
The hunky "Intelligence" actor and his wife, Yessica, welcomed the newest member of their family in February, he told E! News.
The little...

BIRTHDAY GUY: Actor Ian Somerhalder was born in Covington, La., on this day in 1978. This birthday guy currently stars as Damon Salvatore on the series "The Vampire Diaries." He also portrayed Boone Carlyle on the hit series "Lost"...

"Teen Choice 2010" embodies the generation weaned on the notion that everyone is a winner.
Granted, many of those who make it into one of the 106 (yes, really) categories are indeed winners. Singer Katy Perry hosts the two-hour awards fest,...

Not that anyone doubted it, but yes, MIA werewolf Tyler Lockwood will return to Mystic Falls on CW's "The Vampire Diaries."That not-so-suprising news came out of Michael Trevino's roundtable discussion Saturday at the Chicago Comic and...